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American Tower Corporation (AMT)

Real Estate | REIT - Specialty | Boston, United States | NYSE
185.27 USD +3.91 (2.156%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 185.27
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:52 a.m. EDT

American Tower remains a high-quality infrastructure play with exceptional profitability, yet the valuation and payout structure require careful navigation. The long-term outlook is solid, driven by a dominant competitive position in cell tower leasing and robust cash generation, though the company cannot claim the highest tier due to modest revenue growth compared to the exceptional standards required for a top rating. The recent price action shows strong momentum, with the stock surging past key moving averages and trading above the 50-day average, suggesting immediate buyer interest. However, the dividend yield, while attractive at over 4%, comes with a payout ratio nearing 100%, which limits the safety margin for future cuts. On the short end, the stock is technically strong, but the options market shows a defensive layer of put buying at lower levels, creating a floor that may slow further gains. Investors should view this as a core holding with a high yield, accepting the payout risk in exchange for the income and the company's resilient business model.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.052334
AutoETS0.052496
AutoARIMA0.062619
AutoTheta0.094015

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 1.69
Ljung-Box p 0.020
Jarque-Bera p 0.175
Excess Kurtosis -0.23
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 438.721
Revenue per Share 23.429
Market Cap 86,328,426,496
Trailing P/E 25.48
Forward P/E 26.54
Beta 0.89
Profit Margins 31.08%
Previous Name American Tower Corporation (REIT)
Website https://www.americantower.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery with a bullish bias. Call open interest is concentrated at the $200 strike for December 2026 and beyond, while significant put volume sits at the $160-$165 range for October 2026. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money strikes, indicating anticipation of larger moves in either direction, though the net open interest leans toward upside exposure.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.09% 4.03% 3.55% 3.27%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 1.79 1.093530
2026-06-12 1.79 0.956299
2026-04-14 1.79 1.014682
2025-12-29 1.70 0.966843
2025-09-30 1.70 0.883943
2025-06-13 1.70 0.791434
2025-04-11 1.70 0.797299
2024-12-27 1.62 0.890746
2024-10-09 1.62 0.733762
2024-06-14 1.62 0.822210
2024-04-11 1.62 0.906852
2023-12-27 1.70 0.784422
2023-10-10 1.62 1.021695
2023-06-15 1.57 0.808154
2023-04-13 1.56 0.740003
2022-12-27 1.56 0.739687
2022-10-07 1.47 0.755279
2022-06-16 1.43 0.610641
2022-04-12 1.40 0.544366
2021-12-23 1.39 0.498673
2021-09-27 1.31 0.477928
2021-06-17 1.27 0.471226
2021-04-12 1.24 0.513458
2020-12-24 1.21 0.553396
2020-09-25 1.14 0.475376
2020-06-18 1.10 0.427019
2020-04-13 1.08 0.432415
2019-12-26 1.01 0.443235
2019-09-26 0.95 0.426009
2019-06-18 0.92 0.429124
2019-04-10 0.90 0.457736
2018-12-26 0.84 0.533232
2018-09-27 0.79 0.550945
2018-06-18 0.77 0.557043
2018-04-10 0.75 0.545852
2017-12-27 0.70 0.494490
2017-09-28 0.66 0.484938
2017-06-15 0.64 0.489035
2017-04-10 0.62 0.506205
2016-12-23 0.58 0.547015
2016-09-28 0.55 0.488325
2016-06-15 0.53 0.494265
2016-04-08 0.51 0.482452
2015-12-14 0.49 0.521055
2015-09-21 0.46 0.508906
2015-06-15 0.44 0.476913
2015-04-08 0.42 0.435098
2014-12-12 0.38 0.385474
2014-09-19 0.36 0.378310
2014-06-13 0.34 0.384441
2014-04-08 0.32 0.392638
2013-12-12 0.29 0.378146
2013-09-19 0.28 0.374231
2013-06-13 0.27 0.353033
2013-04-08 0.26 0.329114
2012-12-13 0.24 0.315416
2012-09-27 0.23 0.323670
2012-06-28 0.22 0.315729
2012-04-09 0.21 0.337079
2011-12-08 0.35 0.605327
Additional Data
dividendRate 7.16
dividendYield 3.86
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.98
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.038486987
lastDividendValue 1.79
lastDividendDate 2026-09-30
dividendDate 2026-10-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.04044956
Address1 222 Berkeley Street
All Time High 303.72
All Time Low 0.6
Ask 185.25
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,503,090
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,765,065
Average Volume 2,765,065
Average Volume10Days 3,503,090
Beta 0.885
Bid 179.0
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 3
Book Value 7.983
City Boston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 185.27
Current Ratio 0.352
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 185.8799
Day Low 180.54
Debt To Equity 438.721
Display Name American Tower
Dividend Date 1,792,454,400
Dividend Rate 7.16
Dividend Yield 3.86
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Earnings Growth 1.385
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.365
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,104,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,104,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,104,200
Ebitda 7,044,400,128
Ebitda Margins 0.64382005
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.317
Enterprise To Revenue 12.437
Enterprise Value 136,078,614,528
Eps Current Year 6.97924
Eps Forward 6.98115
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.27
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 617 375 7575
Fifty Day Average 173.5062
Fifty Day Average Change 11.763809
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.067800514
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.044956
Fifty Two Week High 196.08
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.809998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.055130545
Fifty Two Week Low 160.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 25.210007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15750349
Fifty Two Week Range 160.06 - 196.08
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 888,589,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.95
Float Shares 464,450,337
Forward Eps 6.98115
Forward P E 26.538607
Free Cashflow 2,920,012,544
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,866
Fullday Change 3.9100037
Fullday Change Percent 2.155935
Fullday Price 185.27
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.73774004
Gross Profits 8,072,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0008
Held Percent Institutions 0.96785
Implied Shares Outstanding 465,960,048
Industry REIT - Specialty
Industry Disp REIT - Specialty
Industry Key reit-specialty
Ir Website http://www.americantower.com/atcweb/irpages/irhome.asp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Last Dividend Value 1.79
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary American Tower Corporation one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 148,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities. American Tower Corporation was incorporated in 1995 in Delaware and is based in Massachusetts, Boston.
Long Name American Tower Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 86,328,426,496
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_24766
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-18
Net Income To Common 3,400,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 79,576,656,997
Number Of Analyst Opinions 23
Open 181.48
Operating Cashflow 5,774,900,224
Operating Margins 0.45411
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.9601
Peg Ratio 1.75
Phone 617 375 7500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 185.27
Post Market Time 1,792,185,601
Prev Name American Tower Corporation (REIT)
Previous Close 181.36
Price Eps Current Year 26.545872
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 23.208069
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.889999
Profit Margins 0.31083
Quick Ratio 0.299
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.52
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.91
Regular Market Change Percent 2.15594
Regular Market Day High 185.8799
Regular Market Day Low 180.54
Regular Market Day Range 180.54 - 185.8799
Regular Market Open 181.48
Regular Market Previous Close 181.36
Regular Market Price 185.27
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,803
Regular Market Volume 2,455,849
Return On Assets 0.04893
Return On Equity 0.33914003
Revenue Growth 0.047
Revenue Per Share 23.429
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 465,960,048
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.015800001
Shares Short 7,349,221
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,929,222
Short Name American Tower Corporation (REI
Short Percent Of Float 0.0182
Short Ratio 2.79
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol AMT
Target High Price 260.0
Target Low Price 188.0
Target Mean Price 215.8261
Target Median Price 210.0
Total Cash 1,762,499,968
Total Cash Per Share 3.783
Total Debt 44,979,900,416
Total Revenue 10,941,500,416
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 6.98
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.038486987
Trailing Eps 7.27
Trailing P E 25.484182
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6139
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 176.86024
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.4097595
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.04755031
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,455,849
Website https://www.americantower.com
Zip 2,116